At Zix we understand secure email, and we understand why finding the right BYOD solution has been so challenging for organizations. Most current solutions don’t offer an approach that meets all business and employee needs.

We wanted to gain a better understanding of mobility, the state of BYOD security and whether or not organizations are satisfied with current solutions. We partnered with Ponemon Institute on a significant study, “BYOD security: A Fresh Perspective.” The study focuses on whether companies are losing the ability to safeguard their sensitive and confidential data because of the increasing use of mobile devices in the workplace and how to best solve the BYOD challenge. Download Full Report

Key Report Charts

BYOD is leaving corporate data vulnerable.

Although there is more protection for company owned mobile devices (33% of respondents say no tools are used), 46% of respondents say no security tools are used for BYOD. Also a higher percentage of respondents (43%) say their organizations use company defined mobile device password policies only.

BYOD is here and it is here to stay.

57% of respondents access corporate applications via the Internet with their own devices and only 25% of respondents say their organizations require employees to use company provided devices exclusively when accessing corporate applications.

BYOD Security: A Fresh Perspective

Ponemon Institute and Zix conducted a study on BYOD security with goals of identifying top BYOD adoption trends, challenges and successes. The study surveyed 895 IT and IT security specialists in the U.S. with the majority of respondents (59%) at the supervisor level or higher.

Employers and employees are unhappy with current solutions.

Employee concerns about privacy has limited BYOD, with 60% of respondents expressing concern about privacy and retention of personal data. Satisfaction with MDM or secure container solutions is similar for both employee and company provided devices with 60% unsatisfied. The primary reasons for dissatisfaction with these solutions are the cost to administer and inadequate security.

The Solution? Simply manage email, calendar and contacts.

55% of employees reported only needing access to corporate email, calendar and contacts. 66% of companies would prefer an email, calendar and contrast solution with no storage on the device.

Information Protection and experience with encryption on mobile devices

70% of respondents are concerned about the loss of information and use of encryption on mobile devices. Making encrypted email easily accessible on mobile devices is vital to day-to-day business operations and keeping information protected. ZixMobility offers a 1-click solution for mobile device users that saves frustration and secures data.

Primary vendor for email encryption

ZixCorp and its OEM partner Google have the largest market share for email encryption, based on the survey. In addition to our partnership with Google, ZixCorp Email Encryption Services are embedded in numerous industry-leading solutions including Symantec, Webroot, M86 and Code Green Networks.